"McDonald's came up with the idea to play classical music in the car park area and it has worked."

A key individual, who was responsible for a lot of the anti-social behaviour at the site, was also handed a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) which means he is banned from entering the area.

Inspector Tock says there has since been a major reduction in crime in the vicinity.

She said: "At one point we received 32 calls in two months, but with the work carried out that dramatically reduced to just one call in three months.

"The joint work we did had a huge impact and was a real success."

McDonald's has also employed security guards at the restaurant and say they take a "zero tolerance approach" to those causing problems.

A McDonald's spokeswoman said: "With regret, this restaurant has experienced some incidents of antisocial behaviour and we are working in partnership with local police to address this.

"To combat this, security guards are in place at this restaurant and on police guidance, some individuals have been prohibited from entering the restaurant following repeated instances of antisocial behaviour.